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                    &\multicolumn{7}{c}{Post 1946}                                                             \\
                    &        mean&          sd&         min&         p25&         p50&         p75&         max\\
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UK Revenue/GDP      &        32.3&         2.0&        28.2&        30.8&        32.7&        33.7&        36.4\\
UK Spending/GDP     &        30.6&         4.6&        23.7&        26.9&        30.3&        34.0&        46.3\\
UK Surplus/GDP      &         1.8&         3.9&       -10.6&        -0.4&         1.8&         4.7&        10.4\\
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Observations        &          74&            &            &            &            &            &            \\
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